The Magpie Circle - A Notts County Podcast

Join us live as we are joined by Nottingham Post Notts correspondent Leigh Curtis.  We  dissect the home defeat to Hartlepool, look at loan options and squad strengthening in January, investigate the lottery awards fiasco at the National League, and take a look at Notts finances after the publishing of the annual report. Sit back and enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Join us for the second episode of The Magpie Circle LIVE as we welcome on the show this week Kings Lynn Chairman Steven Cleeve, The Nottingham Post's Notts County correspondent Leigh Curtis & Pride of Nottingham's Chris Buckley! Steven Cleeve tells us how good he thinks Jordan Richards is for Kings Lynn, of course Jordan's father being a Notts County legend in Pedro Richards! As...

Episode 23. This week on The Magpie Circle Podcast we are joined by a very special guest, a man who is goalkeeping royalty at Notts County, Steve Cherry! Cherry made over 270 appearances for Notts County between 1988-95 between the sticks & is ranked 19th in the all-time leading appearance makers for the club. In this episode we chat with Steve about his time with the club, being a young Notts...

Watch back our live show as we are joined by The Daily Mail Chief Sports Writer & Stockport fan Ollie Holt, Notts County all-time top goalscorer Les Bradd & The Nottingham Post's Notts County correspondent Leigh Curtis! Sit back & enjoy the show as we preview the big National League clash on Tuesday night between Notts County & Stockport County! #COYP Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Episode 22. This week on The Magpie Circle we are joined by 3 former Notts County youth players as we look back on what it was like being a young player coming through the ranks at Notts in the early 90's. Former Mansfield Manager Paul Cox, Former West Ham & Walsall keeper James Walker & Former Notts & Mansfield full-back Paul Sherlock.  Some magnificent stories from all 3 as they...

Episode 21 PART 2. In this second part of a 2 part special we are joined by former Notts County Player & Manager, Nottingham's very own Shaun Derry. Following on from Part 1 we now talk with Shaun about his managerial career at Notts from 'The Great Escape' avoiding relegation on the last day against Oldham to how he wasn't allowed to keep important players like Alan Sheeha...

Episode 21 PART 1. In this first part of a 2 part special we are joined by former Notts County player & manager, Nottingham's very own Shaun Derry. In part 1 we talk with Shaun about his playing career at Notts County from being a young fan making his debut, having Steve Finnan lodging in his house for 6 months, to how a phone call from Derek Pavis confirmed the end of his playing career...

Episode 20. This week on The Magpie Circle we are joined by FC Pirin Blagoevgrad midfielder & former Notts County Women's player, Beth Curzon. We chat with Beth about her remarkable journey from being a young girl from West Bridgford not being able to find a team at a young age, to signing for the club she loves Notts County to signing for Bulgaria  professional women's side FC Pirin...

Episode 18. This week on The Magpie Circle Podcast we are joined by, a veteran of over 230 appearances for #Notts at left-back, Bob Worthington as we look back on the 1960's for the first time at Notts County. Bob made over 230 appearances during his time at Notts between 1968-74 after signing from Middlesborough at the same time as Notts great, Don Masson.  We talk with Bob about his time at...

EPISODE 17. In this special episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by former Notts number 10 & fan favourite, Neal Bishop. We have a lengthy chat with Bish about his amazing career & his time at Notts County as he reveals some fantastic stories. From playing with his Dad & Brother for Billingham Town, that goal against Man City at Meadow Lane in the FA Cup to swapping shirts with D...

Episode 16 PART 2. In this second of a 2 part episode we chat with former #Notts midfielder Stanley Aborah. In part 2 Stanley reveals all from his time at Notts from how he found out Moniz was sacked, How he fells looking back on his time at Notts & his bust up with Jamie Fullerton. The Belgian made over 45 appearances for #Notts between 2015-17 & has had a fantastic career playing around...

Episode 16 PART 1. In this first of a 2 part episode we chat with former #Notts midfielder Stanley Aborah! In part 1 Stanley chats about his career, how the move came about with Notts, the challenges he faced settling in with the English style of playing football & his admiration for former team-mate Curtis Thompson! Stanley made over 45 appearances for #Notts between 2015-17 & has had a f...

Episode 15. This week we are joined by ex Notts full-back & former Torquay manager, Kevin Nicholson.  We chat with Kev about his time at Notts County with some amazing stories from getting into trouble swapping shirts with Joe Cole, to scoring that 'great escape' final day goal against Huddersfield which saved Notts from relegation.  Nicholson made over 100 appearances for Notts betw...

Episode 14. In this special episode of The Magpie Circle we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth as we are joined by former Notts forward, Dave Regis. The Regis family over the years has offered so much to not only football but all sport including Dave, John & of course Cyrille Regis. We chat with Dave about his family legacy & the challenges he & his family faced being black athlete's gr...

Episode 13. In this episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by former Notts keeper Darren Ward.  We chat with Ward about his fantastic time with Notts from the 1998 title winning season, working with Chris Wilder at Sheffield United years after playing with him at Meadow Lane & Big Sam dancing with his mum & dad on top of a table! Ward the former Welsh international & now Sheffield...

Episode 12. In this very special episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by former Notts manager, Ricardo Moniz.  We chat with Moniz as he reveals all about his time at Meadow Lane including his admiration for Jimmy Sirrel, the heartbreak of relegation & the philosophy he was trying to implement at Notts before his reign was cut short! Moniz was appointed Notts manager in April 2015 challen...

Episode 11. This week on The Magpie Circle we celebrate the 12th year anniversary of the passing of legendary Notts manager Jimmy Sirrel. We are joined by former Notts player Jon Nixon as we chat & remember the great man himself, Jimmy Sirrel! Nixon reveals some amazing stories about not only his time at Notts, but also insights into the great man himself & what he was like! Nixon was sign...

Episode 10. In this episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by a Notts County legend Mike Edwards, who spent a fantastic 14 years with Notts mostly as a player but also as a coach.  We chat to Mike about his incredible career during his 14 years at Notts with many talking points from escaping relegation, the Munto era, the famous bicycle kick at Darlington, why he came back to Meadow Lane &...

Episode 9. In this episode Alex Dyer the former Notts player & current Kilmarnock manager enters The Magpie Circle.  Dyer played for Notts for over 3 seasons and was part of the historic title winning season in 1998 under Sam Allardyce, making over 80 appearances for the club.  Dyer post career has now gone into management and in December 2019 became the Kilmarnock first team manager in The SP...

Episode 8. In this Episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by Notts legend Mark Draper. Being one of the greatest players ever produced by the club Draper made over 220 appearances for Notts between 1988-94 scoring 40 goals. We chat with Draper about his time & love for the club which we joined from the age of 9 and how he quickly became a fan favourite & legend of the club. During his...

Episode 7. In this magical episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by Ex Notts striker & former New Zealand national manager, Mick Waitt.  We chat with Waitt who's career is some what of a footballing miracle from playing amateur football in The Notts Alliance & taking voluntary redundancy at the age of 24 to signing for Notts County in the second division scoring 32 times in 88 ap...

Episode 6. In this episode we are joined by Notts County Legend & all time top goalscorer, Les Bradd. During his 11 years at Meadow Lane, Bradd racked up over 400 appearances for Notts scoring 125 goals which still to this day stands as a goalscoring record for Notts County. Bradd talks about his playing career at Notts, the great Jimmy Sirrel & his much love for the club. Hosted on Acast....

Episode 5. In this 5th episode of The Magpie Circle we are joined by former Notts County manager, Mad Dog himself, Martin Allen.  Allen reveals some fantastic never told before stories like jumping into The River Trent & how he knew it was the beginning of the end for him at Notts.  Martin was in charge at Meadow Lane between April 2011 - February 2012. During this time at Notts there was many...

Episode 4. In this episode we are joined by former Notts County striker Trevor Christie as TC chats about his time at Meadow Lane when Notts established themselves as a top flight club. Christie recalls how Brian Clough dreaded the thought of playing Notts ... and how Clough went on to sign him for Forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3. In this 3rd episode we are joined by former Notts County midfielder and former Scottish International Paul Devlin.  Devlin signed for Notts from Stafford Rangers for a fee of around £60,000 in 1992, fending off interest from the likes of Graeme Souness' Liverpool. Devlin enjoyed over 5 great seasons at Meadow Lane and in that time made over 140 appearances for The Magpies.  We chat...